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Two dead after Highway 401 crash at Warden Ave.

Emergency services were called to the scene of Highway 401 at Warden Ave. shortly after 4 a.m. and say the accident occurred in the eastbound lanes.

Two people are dead following crash on Highway 401 at Warden Ave. (Rene Johnston / Toronto Star)

By Annie ArnoneStaff Reporter

Wed., Jan. 3, 2018

Two people are dead following a single-vehicle collision on Highway 401.

Emergency services were called to the scene of Highway 401 at Warden Ave. shortly after 4 a.m. and say the accident occurred in the eastbound lanes. Paramedics say a car rolled over, struck the steel post of the highway sign and the car wrapped around it “almost bending in half.”

Ontario Provincial Police have not released the gender or ages of the victims.

The cause of the collision is unknown at this time, but the OPP said they are investigating speed, weather and road conditions as possible factors.

The vehicle remained on scene for hours, still wrapped around a portion of the highway sign.

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Officials are working to remove the vehicle from the post in a way that does not affect its structural integrity, Const. Prash Niranjan said in a press conference Wednesday morning.

While the highway was closed for several hours due to the crash, the eastbound collector lanes partially reopened around 8 a.m. Express lanes reopened around 11:30 a.m. after the vehicle was finally removed from the scene.

The TTC is reporting longer wait times on all routes in the Warden and Highway 401 area due to the collision.

With files from Jenna Moon

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